Smithville Lake Recreation Area
Lake Remote–Little Platte Swim Beach, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 44 min
Lake Remote–Little Platte Swim Beach, 4 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Smithville Lake Recreation Area near Smithville, MO. The route passes Little Platte Swim Beach and Lake Remote. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lake Remote–Little Platte Swim Beach, 4 sights
2 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 44 min
Elevation 826–943 ft
Out & Back · Smithville Lake Recreation Area
Trailhead: Little Platte South Trail · 39.40793, -94.56375
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Little Platte South Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Little Platte Swim Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Smith's Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftPass Lake Remote.
- 0.3 miReach Lake Remote, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Little Platte South Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:00 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:20 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:47 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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